Donating to Charity

Teach your children the value of donating to charity. Learn the basics of donation through cash, hours of service, or by gifting material goods. It's a feel good, do good lesson for the whole family that will yield you a deduction come tax time.

This holiday season, help the less fortunate and donate to the charitable causes you want to support. No matter how tight your budget is--and, let's face it, almost every family has trimmed its spending in the past couple of years--there are lots of ways you can make a difference this holiday without digging deep into your pockets.

More than 20 percent of U.S. children are living in poverty. We found eight charities helping them that really stand out. This year, why not put what you'd spend on a couple of holiday presents toward one of these worthy causes?